in nigeria, police now confirm a total of 276 girls were kidnapped by islamic extremists 17 days ago more than originally thought. some of the girls managed to escape, but there is still no sign of 223 of them who were taken by a group linked to al-qaeda called boko haram. the nigerian people are demanding the government does something about the girls. >> it is shocking that our government has not even made any official statement. all we keep hearing are lies, we need to hear the truth. >> getting the girls back will not be easy, a source says they believe the girls are not together anymore and many have been moved across the border to serve as sex slaves. the fear is that boko militants would kill them if security forces approached. another force told me that nigerian army is so afraid of fighting boko haram in the middle part of the country that they literally draw lots to see who gets sent to fight them. they say the brazenness that they operate with is unprecedented levels. the state department says they have not been asked for help. does it matter that the people are asking? the